International Journal of Education and Research Vol. 4 No. 4 April 2016 Exploration of Inheritance Relationship of Taiwan Flying Embroidery Ching-Yi Wang Department of Culture Heritage and Conservation, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology 123 University Road, Section 3, Douliou, Yunlin 640, TAIWAN E-mail:
[email protected] Abstract This study investigates the inheritance relationship of Taiwan Flying Embroidery and focuses on its founders, Sixue Chen (1924–2014) and Wenxun Tsai (1958–2016). This study applied case studies, data collect through document and interview. The study intends to determine the following: 1. over three generations of Taiwan Flying Embroidery has seen different social and economic conditions and the development of different techniques. 2. According to situated learning, two generation have different styles: Sixue Chen prefers traditional embroidery forms and principles, working with full embroidery in a more elegant and meticulous style. Wenxun Tsai considers modern uses of a composite media to develop new forms of embroidery, supplemented by a painting or a composite media in the embroidery, and showing a preference for a bright and lively style. Keywords: Embroidery, Situated Learning, Intersecting Embroidery, Taiwan Flying Embroidery, Intangible Cultural Heritage 1 Introduction Taiwan Flying Embroidery originates from intersecting embroidery in China, with the addition of two main techniques and Taiwanese cultural elements. Intersecting embroidery is a popular embroidery faction and has been around for nearly 86 years in China. It was developed around the 1930s and originated in Suzhou, China (Lin, 2007;Lu, 2011). It is part of the intangible cultural heritage of China and lends to creative industry brand development.